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		Definition of potable in English: potableadjective ˈpəʊtəb(ə)lˈpoʊdəb(ə)l formal Safe to drink; drinkable.  there is no supply of potable water available  Example sentencesExamples -  Knowledge of cleanliness, sanitation, clean potable water, and basic amenities for primary health in every village is an admirable beginning.
 -  The projects will upgrade 15 systems, each including water wells, compact potable water treatment plants and pumps.
 -  How could you think of increasing your salary while most of your ordinary citizens have nothing to eat and no potable water to drink?
 -  Access to clean, potable water is widely considered to be a human right.
 -  Before the advent of reliable potable water sources, beer was a way to ensure a safe drinking beverage while also supplying nutrients.
 -  A clean-up would create a better road and probably safer water for campers, who get potable water from small creeks that run through the site.
 -  Seven memorandums have been submitted, pointing out the poor quality of potable water, the need for medical facilities and tests every week.
 -  In fact, a serious shortage of potable fresh water is about to set back the city's continued development.
 -  He assured supply of potable water and electricity.
 -  So we are just using normal potable water for drinking.
 -  A potful of potable water means every thing for them.
 -  Measures for medical help, food and potable water supply, transportation needed to be taken to prevent more hunger deaths in the gardens.
 -  Keep all food items and potable water well covered.
 -  Portable units with generators that can provide ice making, potable water, foods, and propane stoves for people to cook on.
 -  Although it is no longer used for drinking, the basin did supply the town's potable water until the 1960s.
 -  The potable nature of available drinking water is affected as the sweet water aquifers are destroyed by quarrying.
 -  Opened in May 1998, the lodge runs on solar power, has plenty of potable water, and serves exquisite local fare.
 -  Such restrictions mean that potable water is not available for other uses, placing additional strain on the remaining sources.
 -  So, it's the water-borne illnesses, the lack of access to clean, potable water.
 -  Each water unit produces 15,000 liters of clean potable water a day.
 
 
 Derivatives   noun pəʊtəˈbɪlɪti formal  Many business jet crews trust those delivering their drinking water, and others assume that the single-stage carbon filter through which water enters the aircraft is sufficient to ensure potability.  Example sentencesExamples -  Water samples from 25 different locations in Chennai, collected from wells and bore wells were analysed for their potability in the Centre's laboratory.
 -  The standpipe water is piped from the mountain and has been tested for potability by Oxfam.
 -  The human, for example, may be interested in the pond's water source, the potability of the water, or the potential for irrigation.
 -  One of the purposes of the report was to provide information relevant to potability but not that it was intended to be a comprehensive assessment of potability;
 -  Without advanced and very expensive treatment, this water does not meet potability standards of most state health departments.
 
 
 
 Origin   Late Middle English: from French potable, from late Latin potabilis, from Latin potare 'to drink'.    Definition of potable in US English: potableadjectiveˈpōdəb(ə)lˈpoʊdəb(ə)l formal Safe to drink; drinkable.  there is no supply of potable water available  Example sentencesExamples -  Access to clean, potable water is widely considered to be a human right.
 -  Seven memorandums have been submitted, pointing out the poor quality of potable water, the need for medical facilities and tests every week.
 -  Portable units with generators that can provide ice making, potable water, foods, and propane stoves for people to cook on.
 -  Such restrictions mean that potable water is not available for other uses, placing additional strain on the remaining sources.
 -  Although it is no longer used for drinking, the basin did supply the town's potable water until the 1960s.
 -  A potful of potable water means every thing for them.
 -  Each water unit produces 15,000 liters of clean potable water a day.
 -  In fact, a serious shortage of potable fresh water is about to set back the city's continued development.
 -  Knowledge of cleanliness, sanitation, clean potable water, and basic amenities for primary health in every village is an admirable beginning.
 -  Measures for medical help, food and potable water supply, transportation needed to be taken to prevent more hunger deaths in the gardens.
 -  So, it's the water-borne illnesses, the lack of access to clean, potable water.
 -  How could you think of increasing your salary while most of your ordinary citizens have nothing to eat and no potable water to drink?
 -  Before the advent of reliable potable water sources, beer was a way to ensure a safe drinking beverage while also supplying nutrients.
 -  The potable nature of available drinking water is affected as the sweet water aquifers are destroyed by quarrying.
 -  So we are just using normal potable water for drinking.
 -  The projects will upgrade 15 systems, each including water wells, compact potable water treatment plants and pumps.
 -  He assured supply of potable water and electricity.
 -  Keep all food items and potable water well covered.
 -  Opened in May 1998, the lodge runs on solar power, has plenty of potable water, and serves exquisite local fare.
 -  A clean-up would create a better road and probably safer water for campers, who get potable water from small creeks that run through the site.
 
 
 Origin   Late Middle English: from French potable, from late Latin potabilis, from Latin potare ‘to drink’.     |